We have been so busy working on getting the brewery up and
running that we haven’t had time to update you with what has been going
on. Since you are the most important
aspect of our business (right along with our fine crafted beers of course), we
figured we’d better put down our hammers, pick up the computer and get to
blogging.
The best place to start is with the fantastic showing of
support we received last weekend. When
we sent the message out to our family and friends that we were having a work
weekend and we looking for some help, we figured we may be able to recruit a
few people. What we did not expect was
over 30 people – family members, friends, and even some people we didn’t yet know -
to show up in force ready to work! The weekend’s projects included: building a
retaining wall, digging trenches for plumbing, demolition of the interior of
the north building, clearing trees and brush and removing the old playground
equipment. For those of you that came
out to help us, we can’t thank you enough!
Other recent updates to the building include a new
roof. There was a portion of the old
roof that had some serious problems and needed to be fixed. Rather than fixing part of the roof now and
having to fix the rest in a few years, we opted to replace the whole thing. We have also freshened up the building with a
new coat of paint, giving it a much nicer shade (sand dune) and removing the name of the previous business from the front of the building. Inside
of the building we have demo’d it down to studs and concrete. We have framed in the spots for the windows
and doors which are on order and should be arriving shortly. Insulation is currently being sprayed on to
create a moisture barrier and get us all sealed up for the winter. The floor concrete floors are cut and ready
for plumbing which should begin this week.
Please enjoy the pictures below from our family and friends
work weekend as well as before and after pictures. Check back soon for our next blog entry!
Before:
Now:
Work weekend pictures:
